Posted on 02/24/2025 1:15:47 PM PST by Morgana
A 16-year-old boy let out a keening wail as he collapsed in court after being told he would be tried for murder as an adult and denied bail.
Sean Simpson is charged with the shooting murder of 16-year-old Zaquavious Dawkins last month in Gastonia, North Carolina.
The alleged teen killer broke down in court, sobbing and screaming as he learned he would not be released on bail and will have to face the law as an adult.
Simpson began wiping his eyes as the judge could be heard saying 'hold without bond,' footage obtained by QueenCityNews shows.
The teenager, whose wrists were cuffed together, then staggered to one side as he began to faint.
He was prevented from falling to the floor by a deputy standing next to him, who let Simpson rest on his shoulder.
Simpson then opened his mouth to let out an anguished cry and leaned forward heavily as the two deputies on either side of him held on to him.
A new state law enacted by North Carolina in December 2024 means that 16 and 17 year-olds can now be charged as adults for certain crimes, including murder.
Simpson is believed to be one of the first teenagers to be tried under the new law.
Simpson allegedly fired on Dawkins and another victim as they walked on a road following a schoolyard fight, as reported by the Gaston Gazette.
He is also accused of attempted first-degree murder for shooting at the other unnamed victim, who was injured but survived.
Dawkin's family was also seen overcome with emotion during the court hearing on January 29.
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Zaquavious is dead?.................
Play thug games, win thug prizes.
Guess the rapper lifestyle didn’t work out for him. Hope he enjoys prison for many decades.
he doesn’t know it yet, and he has to learn the truth, and repent when he’s of age, but the judge probably did him the greatest favor of his life.
“Simpson then opened his mouth to let out an anguished cry and leaned forward heavily”
Not as anguished as Zaquavious when he was shot dead by this killer.
The shooting murder occurred last month. That was one speedy trial. Well done, North Carolina.
The young man he killed cannot squeal anymore.
>>Hope he enjoys prison for many decades
Prison is certainly going to “enjoy” him.
Don’t do the crime if you don’t wanna do the time...........
Black "culture" is so, so damn far out from mainstream America that I fear it's never coming back. What a terrible tragedy.
The trial has not even begun ...
No,I hope he succeeds in hanging himself in his cell a couple of months after his conviction.
Case in point.
The Surgeon General has determined that it improves your child’s chances of not dying a violent death before the age of 30 by 87% if you don’t name them from a handful of Scrabble tiles thrown onto the kitchen table.
In some quarters they think being tried as a juvenile is license to commit murder. Good to know there are exceptions to that rule.
Like too many lefties these days.
Was he expecting to just be let go? Maybe instead of how to transition from a boy to a girl, schools should teach what happens when you break the law.
Another F.A.F.O.
Interesting article.
Tells me that:
1) Mr. Simpson’s entire life has been a disaster.
2) The late Mr. Dawkins’ life wasn’t much better, and his untimely death (while felonious and unwarranted) was predictable.
And yes, it’s them again, Yogi.
Exactly!
Yes and he was the good child going to the store to get something for his mom who was missing a leg.
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